Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.21% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 10.08%. Currently, Charles Schwab has a market capitalization of $180.47 billion.

Buying $100 In SCHW: If an investor had bought $100 of SCHW stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $678.78 today based on a price of $101.56 for SCHW at the time of writing.

Charles Schwab’s Performance Over Last 20 Years

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Finally — what’s the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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